ESR and Stack break ground on 72MW data center campus in Keihanna, Japan
First facility will offer 18MW of capacity
News - Japan
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Fujitsu and Riken developing 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer
Builds on the 64-qubit system previously deployed by the partners
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PDG launches Tokyo data center campus in Japan
Company launches first 48MW phase of 96MW campus
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SBI Holdings and Sumitomo acquire minority shares in FPT Smart Cloud Japan
Both receive 20 percent shares
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Fujitsu teams up with Supermicro, Nidec to launch data center energy efficiency initiative
Will be initially tested at Fujitsu’s Tatebayashi Data Center
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SoftBank breaks ground on data center campus in Hokkaido, Japan
Campus could total 1GW in future, company claims
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KDDI, Sakura Internet and Hi-Res to establish GPU system in Japan
Companies aim to develop system to enable stable and rapid use of GPUs
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Tencent Cloud launches region in Osaka, Japan
Opens data center in the Kansai area
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Network issue at AWS data center brings down crypto exchanges
Binance and KuCoin among those impacted
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IEA: Data center energy consumption set to double by 2030 to 945TWh
US and China will account for 80 percent of the projected growth
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Sharp closes sale of LCD factory in Osaka to KDDI for AI data center
Second deal for Osaka plant following SoftBank sale
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NTT breaks ground on data center campus outside Tokyo, Japan
Company and Tepco start work on first 24MW building
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Equinix inks first PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU
20-year agreement tied to 30MW solar project in Hokkaido
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J-Power and KDDI agree 51.5MW wind PPA in Hokkaido, Japan
Expected to be commissioned in 2028
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Chipmaker Rapidus could get another $5.4bn from the Japanese government
More public money funneled into startup
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Japanese consortium proposes floating data center in Yokohama
The demonstration project will be fully powered by renewable energy
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Ericsson inks 6G, AI partnership with SoftBank
The MoU will run until 2030
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Steelmaker JFE and Mitsubishi sign MoU to develop data centers outside Kawasaki, Japan
Companies look to pair up to develop on former steelworks in Ohgishima
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Digital Realty launches Frankfurt data center
As Digital Core REIT buys a stake in Digital's Osaka 3 facility
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Construction begins on E2A subsea cable connecting US to Asia
Will have landing points across Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and California when complete in 2028
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Japan's alt Inc. launches GPU cloud
alt GPU Cloud formed in partnership with Highreso Co. Ltd.
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SoftBank buys former Sharp factory for $676m to build AI data center in Osaka, Japan
Unclear whether the site is part of plans to commercialize OpenAI models in Japan
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Mitsui buys 20MW hyperscale data center in Japan for new investment fund
Takes 50 percent stake alongside institutional investors
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SambaNova partners with SoftBank to expand its AI cloud throughout APAC
Will provide developers in the region with access to company’s inferencing services
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Orex SAI to pair with Globe Telecom on Open RAN field trial in Philippines
And signs other Open RAN deals with HPE and StarHub
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More than $100bn needed for APAC colo data center pipeline - report
80 percent of the pipeline is in five key markets
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NTT Data partners with Holy See in Japan for digital archive
Will see the two using "advanced technologies" to further archive project
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UTokyo IPC invests in GPU cloud company Ubitus
Value of deal not shared